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UN Chiefs Warns of 'Imminent Financial Collapse' by July

UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns that $1.6 billion in unpaid dues and outdated refund rules risk cash running out by July, threatening global operations.

  • UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned the United Nations faces `imminent financial collapse` unless all 193 member states honor mandatory payments or overhaul financial rules.
  • A record shortfall left 77% of assessed contributions unpaid at the 2025 end-of-year assessments, while UN budget rules requiring return of unspent funds created a `double blow` by expecting cash that was never received.
  • The United States, as the UN's largest contributor, refused some budget payments and pledged $2bn for humanitarian aid while warning the organisation must `adapt or die`.
  • Guterres said the crisis is `categorically different` from past UN financial crises and previously warned of a `race to bankruptcy`, highlighting the urgency.
  • Critics note that President Donald Trump has proposed replacing UN functions with the Board of Peace, which critics called a `waste of taxpayer dollars`, to oversee Gaza regeneration efforts.
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He deplored the decisions of some countries not to honour their compulsory contributions; although he did not mention them, the United States was targeted.

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Haaretz broke the news in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel on Friday, January 30, 2026.
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